Pacer Mir Hamza replaced Naseem Shah for the second Test against South Africa, which kicked off today in Cape Town on Friday.
Hamza , the 32-year-old bowler has only played in six test matches, across which he took 12 wickets, with his best figures coming against Australia in 2023, when he dismissed six batters in total, four of which he sent off in the second innings.
Hamza has also taken 459 wickets in the 119 first-class matches he’s played.
Naseem took a total of four wickets in the first test against South Africa while conceding 126 runs.
The remainder of the squad remains the same.
PAKISTAN’S PLAYING XI:
Shan Masood (captain), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Aamer Jamal, Khurram Shehzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mir Hamza
It should be noted that South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the second Test of the two-match series at the Newlands here on Friday.
